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. 2023 Mar 2;14(4):1364-1377.
doi: 10.1364/BOE.486717. eCollection 2023 Apr 1.

Microfluidic immunosensor based on a graphene oxide functionalized double helix microfiber coupler for anti-Müllerian hormone detection

Yujie Li  1 , Binbin Luo  1 , Yanan Liu  2 , Sehngxi Wu  2   3 , Shenghui Shi  1 , Huiji Chen  1 , Mingfu Zhao  1
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Microfluidic immunosensor based on a graphene oxide functionalized double helix microfiber coupler for anti-Müllerian hormone detection

Yujie Li et al. Biomed Opt Express. .

Abstract

A label-free microfluidic immunosensor based on the double helix microfiber coupler (DHMC) coated with graphene oxide (GO) was proposed for the specific detection of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH). Two single-mode optical fibers were twisted in a parallel direction, the coning machine was used to fuse and taper them, and the high-sensitivity DHMC was obtained. To make a stable sensing environment, it was immobilized in a microfluidic chip. And then, the DHMC was modified by GO and bio-functionalized by the AMH monoclonal antibodies (anti-AMH MAbs) for the specific detection of AMH. The experimental results showed that the detection range of the immunosensor for AMH antigen solutions was 200 fg/mL∼50 µg/mL, the detection of limit (LOD) was ∼235.15 fg/mL, and the detection sensitivity and the dissociation coefficient were ∼3.518 nm/(log(mg/mL)) and ∼1.85 × 10 - 12 M, respectively. The alpha fetoprotein (AFP), des-carboxy prothrombin (DCP), growth stimulation expressed gene 2 (ST2) and AMH serum were used to confirm the excellent specific and clinical properties of the immunosensor, showing that the proposed immunosensor was easy-made and can be potentially applied in the biosensing field.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no financial or commercial conflict of interest.

Figures

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Fig. 1.
Schematic diagram of the DHMC structure.
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Fig. 2.
Schematic of fabrication of DHMC.
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Fig. 3.
RI sensitivity of the DHMC. (a) transmission spectra in different RI solutions; (b) relationship between the wavelength shift and the RI.
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Fig. 4.
Schematic illustration of functionalization process
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Fig. 5.
Diagram of the microfluidic chip. (a) the encapsulation process; (b)prepared microfluidic chip.
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Experimental setup for AMH detection
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Fig. 7.
Analysis of biofunctionalization process. (a)spectrum response in-time during the fabrication of biosensor; (b) corresponding wavelength shift; (c) FESEM image of GO coated DHMC with 200 K times magnification; (d) energy spectrum of GO-coated DHMC.
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Fig. 8.
AMH antigen detection experiment of the immunosensor. (a) Real-time wavelength shift response of DHMC in AMH antigen detection. (Inset: transmission spectral responses at 100 pg/mL); (b) Spectrum evolution with AMH antigen concentration
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Fig. 9.
The relationship between the wavelength red shift of DHMC and the concentration of AMH antigen. (a) Langmuir curve fitting diagram; (b) detection sensitivity of DHMC
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Fig. 10.
Experimental results of clinical and specific detection of DHMC. (a) The evolution spectrum; (b) Changes of wavelength shift.
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